GOP Delegates Poll: If not Cheney, who should be VP?

The Associated Press asked more than 1,800 Republican National Convention delegates who President George Bush should pick as a running mate if Dick Cheney steps aside. Here are the results, both overall and state by state.

State (delegates polled)	Candidate	Count	Pct.
National (1,830)	Tom DeLay	2	0.1
	Bill Frist	47	2.6
	Rudy Giuliani	178	9.7
	Bill Owens	13	0.7
	George Pataki	17	0.9
	Colin Powell	182	9.9
	Tom Ridge	23	1.3
	Mitt Romney	8	0.4
	Rick Santorum	17	0.9
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	6	0.3
	None	0	0
	Other	418	22.8
Alaska (20)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	1	5
	Rudy Giuliani	0	0
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	2	10
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	7	35
Alabama (40)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	2	5
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	4	10
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	15	37.5
Arkansas (36)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	2	5.6
	Rudy Giuliani	4	11.1
	Bill Owens	1	2.8
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	5	13.9
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	2	5.6
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	12	33.3
Arizona (48)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	1	2.1
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	1	2.1
	Tom Ridge	1	2.1
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	1	2.1
	None	0	0
	Other	19	39.6
California (113)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	3	2.7
	Rudy Giuliani	19	16.8
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	2	1.8
	Colin Powell	20	17.7
	Tom Ridge	2	1.8
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	1	0.9
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	1	0.9
	None	0	0
	Other	22	19.5
Colorado (43)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	2	4.7
	Rudy Giuliani	1	2.3
	Bill Owens	3	7
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	2	4.7
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	1	2.3
	Rick Santorum	1	2.3
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	2	4.7
Connecticut (27)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	8	29.6
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	3	11.1
	Tom Ridge	1	3.7
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	2	7.4
District of Columbia (19)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	2	10.5
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	4	21.1
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	2	10.5
Delaware (16)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	2	12.5
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	3	18.8
	Tom Ridge	1	6.3
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	2	12.5
Florida (72)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	2	2.8
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	1	1.4
	Colin Powell	4	5.6
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	1	1.4
Georgia (36)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	0	0
	Bill Owens	1	2.8
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	1	2.8
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	12	33.3
Hawaii (7)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	1	14.3
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	0	0
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	2	28.6
Iowa (27)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	1	3.7
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	1	3.7
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	1	3.7
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	8	29.6
Idaho (26)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	3	11.5
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	3	11.5
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	11	42.3
Illinois (47)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	4	8.5
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	11	23.4
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	10	21.3
Indiana (19)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	2	10.5
	Rudy Giuliani	1	5.3
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	4	21.1
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	2	10.5
Kansas (35)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	8	22.9
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	8	22.9
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	4	11.4
Kentucky (43)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	3	7
	Rudy Giuliani	0	0
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	2	4.7
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	1	2.3
	None	0	0
	Other	12	27.9
Louisiana (41)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	1	2.4
	Rudy Giuliani	1	2.4
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	4	9.8
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	7	17.1
Massachusetts (36)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	1	2.8
	Rudy Giuliani	8	22.2
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	6	16.7
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	5	13.9
	Rick Santorum	1	2.8
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	10	27.8
Maryland (37)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	1	2.7
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	2	5.4
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	1	2.7
Maine (5)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	1	20
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	0	0
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	2	40
Michigan (46)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	2	4.3
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	1	2.2
	Colin Powell	1	2.2
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	1	2.2
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	12	26.1
Minnesota (39)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	1	2.6
	Rudy Giuliani	4	10.3
	Bill Owens	1	2.6
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	3	7.7
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	1	2.6
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	11	28.2
Missouri (51)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	6	11.8
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	2	3.9
	Tom Ridge	1	2
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	8	15.7
Mississippi (32)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	0	0
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	4	12.5
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	1	3.1
	None	0	0
	Other	7	21.9
Montana (28)	Tom DeLay	1	3.6
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	6	21.4
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	3	10.7
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	1	3.6
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	7	25
North Carolina (27)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	6	22.2
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	1	3.7
	Colin Powell	3	11.1
	Tom Ridge	1	3.7
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	4	14.8
North Dakota (12)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	1	8.3
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	3	25
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	2	16.7
Nebraska (34)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	1	2.9
	Rudy Giuliani	3	8.8
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	5	14.7
	Tom Ridge	1	2.9
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	1	2.9
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	8	23.5
New Hampshire (9)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	1	11.1
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	1	11.1
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	1	11.1
New Jersey (25)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	3	12
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	3	12
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	8	32
New Mexico (24)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	5	20.8
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	0	0
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	1	4.2
	None	0	0
	Other	8	33.3
Nevada (30)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	5	16.7
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	5	16.7
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	7	23.3
New York (60)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	1	1.7
	Rudy Giuliani	6	10
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	12	20
	Colin Powell	6	10
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	5	8.3
Ohio (58)	Tom DeLay	1	1.7
	Bill Frist	1	1.7
	Rudy Giuliani	10	17.2
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	2	3.4
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	10	17.2
Oklahoma (30)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	1	3.3
	Rudy Giuliani	1	3.3
	Bill Owens	3	10
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	2	6.7
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	11	36.7
Oregon (24)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	4	16.7
	Bill Owens	1	4.2
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	3	12.5
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	1	4.2
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	6	25
Pennsylvania (71)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	12	16.9
	Bill Owens	1	1.4
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	6	8.5
	Tom Ridge	13	18.3
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	1	1.4
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	15	21.1
Puerto Rico (1)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	1	100
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	0	0
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	0	0
Rhode Island (20)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	3	15
	Bill Owens	1	5
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	4	20
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	7	35
South Carolina (29)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	1	3.4
	Rudy Giuliani	2	6.9
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	2	6.9
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	7	24.1
South Dakota (22)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	2	9.1
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	3	13.6
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	6	27.3
Tennessee (36)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	20	55.6
	Rudy Giuliani	1	2.8
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	1	2.8
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	1	2.8
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	0	0
Texas (108)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	1	0.9
	Rudy Giuliani	5	4.6
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	7	6.5
	Tom Ridge	1	0.9
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	5	4.6
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	34	31.5
Utah (26)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	1	3.8
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	4	15.4
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	1	3.8
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	6	23.1
Virginia (64)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	3	4.7
	Rudy Giuliani	7	10.9
	Bill Owens	1	1.6
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	5	7.8
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	30	46.9
Virgin Islands (3)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	0	0
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	2	66.7
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	0	0
Vermont (18)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	1	5.6
	Rudy Giuliani	6	33.3
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	1	5.6
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	3	16.7
Washington (39)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	1	2.6
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	4	10.3
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	17	43.6
Wisconsin (39)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	2	5.1
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	3	7.7
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	10	25.6
West Virginia (21)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	1	4.8
	Rudy Giuliani	2	9.5
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	4	19
	Tom Ridge	1	4.8
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	1	4.8
	None	0	0
	Other	3	14.3
Wyoming (3)	Tom DeLay	0	0
	Bill Frist	0	0
	Rudy Giuliani	0	0
	Bill Owens	0	0
	George Pataki	0	0
	Colin Powell	0	0
	Tom Ridge	0	0
	Mitt Romney	0	0
	Rick Santorum	0	0
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	0	0
	None	0	0
	Other	0	0